Ascities in hen

[TwoCrows]

Quote: Rest in Peace dear Miss Peep.

 

[Calichicken2015]

Rest in Peace dear Miss Peep.

Thank you for all your help with my girl!!!!

Lot's of stressful nights you helped me get through

 

[TwoCrows]

Quote: It was my pleasure to be there for both you and her! And thank you for allowing me to share in this very special girl's journey, she really touched my heart as well.

 

[OwO]

Hi I am sorry to hear about your chicken, but just for future reference it is likely your chicken was actually suffering from sterile Egg Yolk Peritonitis which caused symptoms very similar to what you described. I have dealt with it many times before. The draining may have caused it to turn from sterile to septic, which would explain the orange poop due to bacterial infection. I also thought one of my hens had ascites until I was corrected by my vet and she eventually died of EYP.

 

[Calichicken2015]

Hi I am sorry to hear about your chicken, but just for future reference it is likely your chicken was actually suffering from sterile Egg Yolk Peritonitis which caused symptoms very similar to what you described. I have dealt with it many times before. The draining may have caused it to turn from sterile to septic, which would explain the orange poop due to bacterial infection. I also thought one of my hens had ascites until I was corrected by my vet and she eventually died of EYP.

Thank you so much for your input! We could not figure out the orange poop part.....the vet suspected egg yolk. We just couldn't figure out why all of the sudden it appeared? She hadn't laid an egg in almost a year before these symptoms occurred and figured if she was laying internally, she would not have lived with the condition for an entire year? We still miss our girl dearly

 

[OwO]

No worries. I miss my chickens too, I lost one of them due to septic EYP a month ago and another around two years ago now. It's a horrible illness.

The reason she was living for so long with potential EYP is because it was likely sterile. I currently have a chicken with sterile EYP who is doing pretty okay since it's not infected, although her belly is bloated and you can see she is in a bit of discomfort sometimes, however draining it would risk it turning septic unfortunately. During winter months when it gets colder some of the fluid is absorbed which reduces the pressure a lot, while it will balloon back up when winter is over. She has been like this for almost 3 years now and while she is doing pretty well at the moment I expect it will eventually take its toll on her

The reason it may have appeared in your chicken is just because it's so common and often misdiagnosed as ascites or egg binding, both of which are rare in comparison. It is very common since chickens have been selectively bred for years to produce as many eggs as possible, which puts a lot of strain on their bodies unfortunately. I believe it can be treated relatively well with things like Delvosteron or Suprelorin (I have used Suprelorin before on a septic EYP hen which worked but it ended up being too expensive) but there really aren't very many ways to treat it.

 

[Calichicken2015]

No worries. I miss my chickens too, I lost one of them due to septic EYP a month ago and another around two years ago now. It's a horrible illness.

The reason she was living for so long with potential EYP is because it was likely sterile. I currently have a chicken with sterile EYP who is doing pretty okay since it's not infected, although her belly is bloated and you can see she is in a bit of discomfort sometimes, however draining it would risk it turning septic unfortunately. During winter months when it gets colder some of the fluid is absorbed which reduces the pressure a lot, while it will balloon back up when winter is over. She has been like this for almost 3 years now and while she is doing pretty well at the moment I expect it will eventually take its toll on her

The reason it may have appeared in your chicken is just because it's so common and often misdiagnosed as ascites or egg binding, both of which are rare in comparison. It is very common since chickens have been selectively bred for years to produce as many eggs as possible, which puts a lot of strain on their bodies unfortunately. I believe it can be treated relatively well with things like Delvosteron or Suprelorin (I have used Suprelorin before on a septic EYP hen which worked but it ended up being too expensive) but there really aren't very many ways to treat it.

Awwww...so sorry about your girl

I didn't know they could live that long with the condition. Everything makes it sound like once they are laying internally.....they get sick quickly

Our girl was pretty uncomfortable with the fluid in there and we were worried about the stress it was putting on her organs and body

Glad to hear your girl is holding her own and enjoying her daily chicken activities

Does the Delvosteron or Suprelorin fight infection or reduce the internal laying?